Ongzi's Stamps: definitives

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Monday, 1 April 2024

Singapore 2024 Definitive ( Aquarium Fishes )

1 Apr 2024

1 Jan 2021

11 Jun 2021

22 Nov 2019

Friday, 23 April 2021

Singapore 2021 Definitives ( Tetra Fish )

23 Apr 2021

11 Jun 2021

Tuesday, 4 February 2020

Israel 2020 Rose - Doar 24 ( Definitive Stamp )

In 2005, the Israel Postal Company introduced a new service called Doar 24, offering postal delivery in Israel within one business day to both business and individual customers. The Israel Postal Company promised that items sent before 4:00 pm (when the post is collected and brought to sorting centers) from postal branches throughout the country would be delivered to the recipient on the next postal delivery day.

When this service was launched, a wide range of improvements were made to the sorting centers, transport and logistics systems were upgraded, and a special expedited process was put into place for Doar 24 items. These changes allowed the Israel Postal Company to deliver items within the pre-set timeframe.

The Doar 24 service is offered at a worthwhile price and business and individual customers who send a large volume of postal items (more than 1000 letters) receive a significant discount. Postal branches are equipped with stamping machines that allow envelopes to be sent at discounted rates, and special Doar 24 envelopes may be purchased from automatic machines. In addition, as part of efforts to improve service, specific Doar 24 mailboxes have been installed in the postal branches, allowing customers to send their items without waiting in line.

The new stamp has no nominal value and is valid for posting letters weighing up to 50 grams via Doar 24 service.

Rose
The Rose bush belongs to the genus Rosa and grows wild in many places in the world. The rose came to the Middle East as a cultivated plant from Persia in the ancient Second Temple Period and thanks to its beauty, it became widespread. The rose is not mentioned in the Bible (although some have mistakenly identified another flowering plant noted in the Bible as a rose). It first appears in the Book of Sirach and the Book of Enoch as a symbol of joy and as decoration. The rose is mentioned as an ornamental plant in the Mishna and in the Talmud, such as in the quote “a tale of the rose garden that was in Jerusalem” (Mishna Maasarot 2:5) which appears on the First Day Cover.

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Philippines 2018-2019 Definitives ( Flowers )

27 Apr 2019

9 Oct 2018

19 Jun 2019

21 Sep 2019

Saturday, 1 June 2019

Singapore 1959-1963 ( Self Government State )

In 1955 at the Legislative Assembly General Election, the Labour Front Party emerged as the most number of candidates elected. Its leader David Marshall became the First Chief Minister of Singapore. He led a delegation to London in 1956 to negotiate for independence of Singapore but failed. The reason was he was too soft with the communists. In 1954, the labour unrests led by the communists were so many that it was dubbed as ‘The Year of the Strikes’. The British government wanted him to deal with the communists first before granting independence for Singapore. He resigned upon returning to Singapore. Lim Yew Hock then the Minister for Labour and Welfare took over as Second Chief Minister. He began a series of suppression against the communists. The British government then had more confidence in granting independence. From 1956 to 1968, there were a series of ‘Merdeka Talks’ for Singapore. The British finally agreed to grant self-government to Singapore in 1959 under the New Constitution. The People’s Action Party had just won the 30 May election and Lee Kuan Yew became the Prime Minister. On 1 June 1959, the General Post Office issued this set of ‘The New Constitution’ stamps. Each stamp has the Golden Lion to represent the state of Singapore with government administrative buildings in the background. Queen Elizabeth II was still the sovereign head as defence and foreign affairs were still under her control.

The Malayan Federation came into being in 1957 but Singapore remained a separate state. The stamps of the Malayan Federation were interchangeable with the current stamps of Singapore. Singapore became self governing as the State of Singapore on 3 June 1959 and commemorated the event with a special stamp issue. These were the first stamps where the Singapore Lion dominated the design. The Singapore Lion did of course appear as part of the state crest on the $5 value definitive issued in 1955. With this New Constitution issue, the stamps of Singapore no longer bore the word "Malaya".

Stamps were issued to commemorate the new constitution that saw Singapore turning from a British colony to that of a state. Design showing Singapore Lion and Administrative Centre.

1/6/1959

Internal Self-Government : New Constitution

Singapore celebrated its first national day as a self-governing state on 3rd June 1960. The occasion was commemorated aptly with two stamps featuring the new state flag.

The words ‘State of’ were in cursive and SINGAPORE was in bold. June 3 1960 were printed on the left of the landscape format of the stamp. In this issue there were only two stamps – the 4 cent denomination and the 10 cent denomination. At that time 4 cent postage was used for posting an unsealed standard envelope, whereas a 10 cent postage was used for a sealed standard envelope.

3/6/1960